[kwlug-disc] Sault Ste Marie Linux?

[CrankyOldBugger]

I couldn't get 18.04 to work with my laptop's wi-fi card, but that could
just be an isolated incidence.  I am going to try again with 18.04.1 soon.

I have two desktops running 18.04 and there's been no real problems,
although GNOME tends to be a bit flaky some days.


On 15 August 2018 at 13:12, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> Ron said: "Not sure if it's me and my very limited knowledge, but I have
> a number of frustrations with anything based off Ubuntu 18.04, seems like
> the early point releases of Debian 9-based distros and distros built on
> Ubuntu 16.04.1/.2/.3 have fared well for me."
>
> Ubuntu 18.04 just became stable two weeks ago with the release of 18.04.1
> LTS. I just got notification today that I can finally upgrade from 16.04.5
> LTS. The April release of 18.04.0 was for early adopters, and many bugs
> have been fixed since then--that's normal for an LTS release.
>
> I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1. What problems
> will I encounter? I haven't found any showstoppers reported on the web yet,
> but I'm interested in the experience of KWLUG members.
>
>
> On 15 August 2018 at 10:18, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Agreed -- back in November 2016 when I decided to try this Linux thing my
>> only visibility into Linux was a Live Ubuntu 10.04 cd that I booted, stared
>> uncomprehendingly at for a few minutes and went back to my Windows XP. That
>> was 8 years ago.  Flash forward to late 2016 where I tossed distro after
>> distro, at least 40 onto 3 low-cost laptops to see which one(s) fitted my
>> sensibilities. It was a HUGE learning opportunity for me, not just from a
>> for and fit standpoint, but something of the innards of the Linux
>> communities online.
>>
>> I settled on Mint 18.2 where *nothing* is broken and OpenSUSE 42.3.
>>
>> Not sure if it's me and my very limited knowledge, but I have a number of
>> frustrations with anything based off Ubuntu 18.04, seems like the early
>> point releases of Debian 9-based distros and distros built on Ubuntu
>> 16.04.1/.2/.3 have fared well for me. Fedora made me cry,  too many
>> barriers to entry for me,
>>
>> So, as a 22-monto noob, I would highly recommended Mint 18.2 preferably
>> with Xfce. Cinnamon is quite appealing too and would be an excellent
>> desktop if he has a laptop/desktop from a recent vintage.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ron Singh
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:53 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc <
>> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I think the best way to start learning Ubuntu (and Linux) is by using
>>> it.  Pick a task he would do in Windows, and try doing that in Linux.
>>> --
>>> William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:01:32PM -0400, Daniel Allen wrote:
>>> > Hi folks. I have a friend who is moving to Sault Ste Marie (to start at
>>> > Algoma) in a few weeks. He's also just now deciding he'd like to switch
>>> > from Windows to Ubuntu. There doesn't seem to be any LUG in the Sault.
>>> But
>>> > does anybody happen to know any LUG-type people up there?
>>> > I'm not sure what to advise him about starting with Ubuntu- he might be
>>> > able to get himself up and running ubuntu himself, but it'd be easier
>>> with
>>> > some community...
>>> > Thanks for any contacts I can pass along.
>>> > -Daniel
>>>
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